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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of Tef-ib - Walters 2213.jpg Tombs sometimes contained more than one statue representing the owner The statues were usually inscribed with the owner's name and titles and they served as a focus for funerary rituals These examples belonging to a man named Tef-ib are unusual in that they represent the tomb owner while also bearing inscriptions referring to the four sons of Horus who protected the internal organs of the deceased These deities were also identified with the north south east and west and the statues may have been placed in the tomb in accordance with these directions The differing facial features of these statues including Walters 22 10 22 11 22 12 suggest that they were made by more than one artist Notice as well the sizes of the four figures differ as well as their wigs ca 1980 BC Middle Kingdom carved wood with paint cm 26 5 5 5 14 1 accession number 22 13 39671 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 place of origin Arabian Peninsula Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
